The Jazz went out and got Palacio to give Deron Williams some veteran insurance, but Williams is clearly the future, and Palacio won't play enough to be a fantasy factor unless Williams should get hurt. Palacio, 27, is a hard-nosed defender and good distributor who averaged 5.8 points and 3.5 assists in 19 minutes per game with the Raptors last year; expect similar production in Utah for 2005-06.

2004-05

Palacio was brought in to back up the fragile Alvin Williams last year, and in that capacity he averaged 20 minutes of court time over 59 games when he wasnít battling his own knee problems. He was reasonably productive (4.4 PPG, 3.1 APG) but Rafer Alstonís return bumps Palacio down the depth chart, and even if Williams misses time with another serious injury thereís no guarantee Jalen Rose wouldnít take up the slack at the point. Donít count on much from Palacio.

2003-04

Palacio lasted a full season for the first time last year, averaging five points, three boards and three assists per game with the Cavs. Unless Alvin Williams gets hurt he won't see a playing time boost with the Raptors though, so don't expect anything more than those numbers.